Tourism Industry Forum
Please note that for the summer months we will be switching to a monthly schedule. The forums will be held on the first Friday of the month through September.
We are holding an online forum in order to gather valuable input from our membership, to provide a conduit between tourism operators and our partners, and to answer your questions.
These forums are open to anyone in the Yukon’s tourism community.
You can find the joining information for each forum and the agendas on our events page.
PLEASE FIND THE MEETING RECORDINGS BELOW (AVAILABLE FOR 2 WEEKS):
September 9, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #97
Special guest: Bonnie MacDonald, Peer Support Coordinator – CMHA Yukon
Find the recording HERE.
August 5, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #96
Updates from the Department of Tourism & Culture
Find the recording HERE.
Past Tourism Industry Forums
July 8, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #95
Updates from Community Services / Protective Services
June 3, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #94. Updates from the Department of Tourism & Culture
May 6, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #93. Updates from Parks Canada.
April 14, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #92. Mental Wellness Check-In with Bonnie MacDonald.
April 1, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #91. Updates from Tourism & Culture
March 18, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #90. Special Presentation: Update from the Senate – Yukon Senator, Pat Duncan
March 4, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #89. Special Presentation: Update from Air North, Yukon’s Airline – Ben Ryan, Chief Operating Officer, Air North
February 18, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #88. Special Presentation: Affinity Insurance Plan Info Session – Sandy Millar, EQUA Specialty
February 4, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #87. Special Presentation: Federal Minister of Tourism, Hon. Randy Boissonnault & Yukon MP Hon. Brendan Hanley
January 21, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #86. Updates from Yukon Minister of Tourism & Culture and Yukon Health.
January 7, 2022 – Tourism Industry Forum #85. Updates from the CMOH’s office and from Tourism & Culture.
December 17, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #84. Special Presentation on Mental Wellness: Tips for the Tourism Community, Canadian Mental Health Association-Yukon Representative – Bonnie MacDonald.
December 3, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #83. Updates from Government of Yukon.
November 5, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #81. Special presentation: Navigating the Reopening of Tourism: The current status and future outlook of coordinating Meetings & Events – Principal & Senior Strategist, JEBBCA Strategies,Dee Enright, and Executive Director, Meetings and Conventions PEI, Susan Freeman.
October 29, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #80. Update on Yukon-Alaska land border travel with Canada Border Services Agency, Chief of Whitehorse Area Operations – Trevor Baird US Department of Homeland Security, and Area Port Director (Alaska) – Lance E. Robinson.
October 15, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #79. Update on CanNor funding programs – CanNor Economic Development Officer, Carly Carruthers
October 1, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #78. Special Update on the Yukon Elevate Tourism Program – Elevate Program Manager, Coralie Ullyett. Find the presentation deck HERE.
September 24, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #77. Special National Industry Update: TIA Canada CEO – Beth Potter
September 17, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #76. Special Presentation on Mental Health: CMHA-Yukon Representative – Bonnie MacDonald
September 10, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #75. Check-in with the Marketing Team at Tourism Yukon – Manager of Global Markets, Robin Anderson
August 27, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #74. Special Forum: Yukon Federal Election Candidates Talk Tourism with TIA Yukon.
August 20, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #73. Updates from Yukon MP Larry Bagnell and Yukon Tourism & Culture.
August 13, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #72. Special Update: YVR policies, procedures, and protocols – Director, Air Service Department, Russell Atkinson
August 6, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #71. Special Report: Update on The Great Yukon Summer campaign – Tourism Development Advisor, Alex Bouchard.
July 30, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #70. Special Report: Testing from Hummingbird Mobile Health – Chief Nursing Officer, Mieke Leonard.
July 23, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #69. Special Report: Borders with Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) & Special Report: Resident Sentiment with TIAY Strategic Advisor & WTAY General Manager – Sandy Legge, Principal & Senior Strategist, JEBBCA Strategies – Dee Enright.
July 16, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #68. Special Presentation: CanNor Update with Sierra Van der Meer.
July 9, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #67. Special Presentation: The New Frontier-Barrier Free Yukon Tourism project with Soulfly Experiences and Inclusion Yukon.
July 2, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #66. Special Presentation: Yukon Communities Update with Community Liaison, Math’ieya Alatini and Kari Johnston.
June 25, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #65. Special Presentation: Q&A with Dr. Brendan Hanley, Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer.
June 18, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #64. Special Presentation: Making Mental Health a Priority with Canadian Mental Health Association Yukon Rep – Bonnie MacDonald.
June 11, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #63. Special Presentation: Yukon First Nations Culture and Tourism (YFNCT) Update.
June 4, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #62. Special Presentation: Community Update from Community Communications Advisor (CYFN), Math’ieya Alatini and Community Communications Advisor (Haines Junction), Kari Johnston. Also: Recap on the Great Yukon Summer campaign workshop.
May 28, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #61. Special Presentation: Update from the Yukon Government, Hon. Ranj Pillai, Minister of Tourism & Culture, Minister of Economic Development.
May 21, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #60 with Tyler Rose from White Pass & Yukon Route Railway plus an update from CMOH’s Office, with Kendra Black.
May 14, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #58. Special Presentation: Yukon Highways and Public Works Update with the Director of Transportation Aviation – Clint Ireland.
May 7, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #57. Special Presentation: Update from the Yukon Government Hon. Ranj Pillai, Minister of Tourism & Culture Minister of Economic Development.
May 4, 2021 – Special meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, MP Larry Bagnell, and the Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon.
April 23, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #56.
April 16, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #55 – Special Presentation: How will this week’s election results impact the Yukon? With retired Clerk of the Yukon Legislative Assembly – Floyd McCormick, PhD Political Science (University of Alberta).
April 9, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #54 – LEADERS DEBATE – Party Leaders Talk Tourism with Kate White, Yukon NDP, Currie Dixon, Yukon Party and Sandy Silver, Yukon Liberal Party.
April 1, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #53 – Special Presentation on Tourism Research with Andres Enns of Leger and Donna Larsen of Datapath Systems.
March 26, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #52 Update from the Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon (WTAY) with WTAY General Manager, Sandy Legge & WTAY President – Kalin Pallett.
March 19, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #51 Special Presentation on Tourism HR and Labour Laws: Understanding the Rights of Employers and Employees in a Covid World with Paul D. McLean – Matthews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP, Ius Laboris Canada.
March 12, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #50 Update with Assistant Deputy Minister, Yukon Economic Development – Helen Booth on New & Existing Programs for Yukon Businesses.
March 5, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #49 with Economist, Author, and Columnist for the Yukon News, Keith Halliday on Tourism Recovery & The Extra Cash in Yukon Wallets.
February 25, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #48.
February 19, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #47.
February 12, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #46 with Russell Atkinson, Director, Air Service Development, Vancouver Airport. You can find the presentation deck HERE
February 5, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #45 CEO of Tourism HR Canada, Philip Mondor with a 2021 Tourism Labour Market Update. You can find the presentation deck HERE.
January 29, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #44 with Yukon’s CMOH Dr. Brendan Hanley.
January 22, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #43 with Sierra Van Der Meer from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
January 15, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #42 with CRA Liaison Officer, Matt Hohnsbehn and CRA A/Regional Program Advisor Western Region, Karen M. Martin: Answers to Your Covid Tax Questions. Here is the seminar deck for you.
January 8, 2021 – Tourism Industry Forum #41 with Bruce Kirkby on Marketing: Storytelling, and the Value of Personal Connection.
December 18, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #40 with Bruce Kirkby on Digital Best Practices: Self care for the Mind in a Distracted World.
December 11, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #39 with Bonnie MacDonald from the Canadian Mental Health Association Yukon branch.
December 4, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #38 with an update from the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health & Safety Board & Yukon
November 27, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #37 with Minister of Tourism & Culture, Jeanie McLean.
November 20, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #36 with Bruce Kirkby on Grit, Resilience, and Taking Action Amid the COVID Storm.
November 13, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #35 with White Pass & Yukon Route Executive Director of Human Resources & Strategic Planning, Tyler Rose.
November 6, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #34 with Yukon’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brendan Hanley.
October 30, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #33 with Destination Canada CEO, Marsha Walden.
October 23, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #32 with John Glynn-Morris.
October 19, 2020 – Special Tourism Industry Forum with Minister McLean: Announcement about Tourism Recovery Plan.
October 16, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #31 with Air North, Yukon’s Airline.
October 9, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #30 with Dee Enright.
October 2, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #29 Special Session on the ELEVATE program. The ELEVATE presentation is available HERE.
September 25, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #28 with the President & CEO of the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC), Susie Grynol
September 18, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #27 / Author and Risk Management Expert, Ross Clouthier on Waiver Management in the Age of Covid.
September 17, 2020 – Tourism Industry Special; Update after Meeting with Ministers
September 11, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #26 / Special Discussion: Tourism Is In A Crisis
September 4, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #25 / Special Discussion: Bonnie MacDonald, Canadian Mental Health Association
COVID Meeting Minutes – September 4, 2020
August 28, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #24 / Special Guest: Keith Henry, ITAC**
COVID Meeting Minutes – August 28, 2020
August 21, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #23/ Update from Benjamin Ryan, Air North, Yukon’s Airline**
COVID Meeting Minutes – August 21, 2020
August 14, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #22 / Update for Outfitters by Teena Dickson**
COVID Meeting Minutes – August 14, 2020
August 7, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #21 / Update from the Klondike Visitors Association **
COVID Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2020
July 31, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #20 / Phase 3 of Yukon’s reopening plan **
COVID Meeting Minutes – July 31, 2020
July 24, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #19 / Special Update from the Yukon’s CMOH Dr. Brendan Hanley **
COVID Meeting Minutes – July 24, 2020
July 17, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #18 / Updates from Parks Canada **
COVID Meeting Minutes – July 17, 2020
July 10, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #17 / Minister of Community Services (including EMO), Hon. John Streicker on Phase 3 and border updates. **
COVID Meeting Minutes – July 10, 2020
July 3, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #16 / Updates from Tourism & Culture – Phase Two **
COVID Meeting Minutes – July 3, 2020
June 26, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #15 / Updates from the East Coast with Dee Enright **
COVID Meeting Minutes – June 26, 2020
June 19, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #14 / Updates from Community Services – Layoffs and Extensions **
COVID Meeting Minutes – June 19, 2020
June 12, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #13 / Updates from Yukon First Nations and Communities **
COVID Meeting Minutes – June 12, 2020
June 5, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #12 / Updates from Parks Canada **
COVID Meeting Minutes – June 5, 2020
June 3, 2020 – Special Tourism Industry Forum / Minister Dendys on Yukons reopening plan **
Special Meeting Minutes – June 3, 2020
May 29, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum # 11 / Updates from Parks Canada **
COVID Meeting Minutes – May 29, 2020
May 22, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum # 10 / Perspectives on Alaska’s and BC’s reopening plans **
COVID Meeting Minutes – May 22, 2020
May 15, 2020 – *SPECIAL* Tourism Industry Forum / On Yukon’s Reopening Plan
COVID Meeting Minutes – May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum # 9 / Overview from the Industry
COVID Meeting Minutes – May 15, 2020
May 8, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #8 / Dee Enright Talks Business Transition
COVID Meeting Minutes – May 8, 2020
May 1, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #7
COVID Meeting Minutes – May 1, 2020
April 24, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #6
COVID Meeting Minutes – April 24, 2020
April 17, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #5
COVID Meeting Minutes – April 17, 2020
April 9, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #4
COVID Meeting Minutes – April 9, 2020
April 3, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #3
COVID Meeting Minutes – April 3, 2020
March 27, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #2
COVID Meeting Minutes – March 27, 2020
March 23, 2020 – Tourism Industry Forum #1
COVID Meeting Minutes – March 23, 2020